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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110272059 | BULK HANDLING OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL CONTAINER A method of bulk handling of a liquid agricultural chemical includes securing an above ground farm container to the ground at a farm location with an input port defined in a top thereof; pumping the chemical from a container at a dealer location into a transport vehicle... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110247720 | Machine For Testing Container Capacity An inspection machine for inspecting the volume of liquid contained by a bottle filed to its defined fill height. A head is lowered and has a sealing plate which seals the open finish of a bottle. A fill tube assembly is part of the head and continues to be lowered unti... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110192495 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE HAVING AUDIO AND VIDEO FEEDBACK Systems and methods for dispensing beverages are provided. Aspects relate to providing audio and/or visual feedback to users during the dispensing of a selected beverage. Audio and video files are stored electronically within the dispenser. In response to the selection ... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110108155 | Device and Method for Loss-Free Filling of Continuously-Mixed Media in Containers A device for loss-free filling of continuously mixed media in containers may include a mixing tank, a filler valve, and a connecting line. The mixing tank serves to receive and mix at least two different media, of which at least one medium is a fluid, and has a closing ... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110103901 | DEBRIS LEVEL INDICATOR IN VACUUM LOADED MOBILE TANKS A vacuum loader truck that includes a storage tank that can be loaded and unloaded with debris. The vacuum loader truck includes a debris level sensor that generates a sensing beam to detect the level of debris within the storage tank. The level of debris within the sto... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110073213 | COLUMN PACKING METHOD A method for packing a media bed in a column (3) from a slurry being a dispersion of said media particles and a liquid, said method comprising the steps of: a) estimating a slurry concentration; b) filling the column (3) with a certain volume of the slurry... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110030839 | Apparatus and method for fuelling an aircraft tank system An apparatus (10) for fuelling an aircraft, in particular during performing a tank leakage test on the aircraft, comprises a fuel supply line (14) for supplying fuel to an aircraft tank system (12), at least one pressure sensor (26) for sensi... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100307636 | HYDROGEN FILLING APPARATUS AND HYDROGEN FILLING METHOD A hydrogen filling apparatus fills a hydrogen tank, for example, mounted on a fuel cell vehicle with hydrogen stored in a hydrogen storage tank. After the hydrogen tank has started to be filled with hydrogen in a hydrogen filling process, the hydrogen filling process is... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100236660 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FILLING OF A CUP BY A VENDING MACHINE A device for controlling the filling of a receptacle with liquid by a drink vending machine. The device includes visual marking device for marking the liquid fill level in the receptacle, a device for emitting a signal towards the receptacle, a device for receiving an i... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100147417 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM A beverage dispensing system has a container with an upper lip, a bottom and a cylindrical sidewall. A read/write radio frequency identification tag is on a container. A beverage dispenser has a plurality of dispensing valves associated with a plurality of different bev... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100122750 | ELECTRIC FUELING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES A METERED AMOUNT OF FUEL An electric fueling system for a vehicle that requires a metered amount of fuel comprising: a control box comprising a plurality of switches, a battery, a controller circuit card assembly, and a plurality of light emitting diodes; a flow meter coupled to the control box... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100096040 | Flexible Bottle Wrapper for Preservation and Dispensation of Air Sensitive Materials A volumetric displacement device, especially good for preserving and dispensing carbonated beverages has been constructed that is extremely light, small, safe, attractive, easy to use, energy efficient and inexpensive. It can use battery power, has an ovaloid shape, can... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100089490 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILLING A CONTAINER Method and apparatus for filling bags with loose materials, wherein a package to be filled is filled by means of a filling element through a filling process. The filling process comprises a filling stage, a settling stage, and a discharge stage wherein during the fillin... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100059138 | Method of Pressurizing a Gas Cylinder While Dispensing from Another A fixed and/or stationary modular unit consists of a hydraulic fluid tank and a pressurization pump. A compressed gas transportation system consists of a set of cylinders. Each cylinder has a charging port and a dispensing port. A valve is connected at the dispensing po... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20090301574 | MECHANISM FOR CONTROLLING A GAUGE FOR INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF GAS REMAINING IN A GAS TANK An overfill prevention device which includes a first tubular member, a cylindrical piston fitted within the first tubular member, a second tubular member having a cylindrical recess open, a plug arranged within the second tubular member, a float rod having a cam plate, ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090288734 | PROCEDURE FOR A REASONABILITY CHECK OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR A procedure for a reasonability check of the signal of a temperature sensor that is arranged in a reducing tank, in particular a HWL-tank, is thereby characterized, in that the tank level is detected by a tank level sensor that is arranged almost at the same filling lev... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090272139 | Floor Pan for Evaporative Cooler Structures In one embodiment, a floor pan assembly for use with an evaporative cooler structure includes a base that has a first height and includes a plurality of preformed first members that are located at select locations around a bottom edge of the base. The assembly also has ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090266442 | Device for determining a fill level of a liquid container of an appliance, particularly a domestic appliance, and fill level sensor and detector circuit therefor In order to determine a level, especially a safety level of a liquid container of an appliance operating with or processing a liquid, particularly a household appliance, a detector circuit is connected to a liquid level sensor array and emits a warning signal when the r... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090218006 | Aircraft gas turbine oil tank with indication of filling level An aircraft gas turbine oil tank 1 includes a casing, which is connected to a filler port, with an optical indicator 2 being associated with the oil tank 1, which includes at least one light emitter 3. This light emitter is associated with a ... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090183796 | SELECT FILL SENSOR SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSERS A refrigerator includes a dispenser having a dispenser well, a control for regulating a product dispensing operation, and a select fill sensor system for automatically initiating and terminating the dispensing operation. The sensor system includes a touch sensor mounted... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090173409 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE FILLING OF A CUP BY A VENDING MACHINE A device for controlling the filling of a receptacle with liquid by a drink vending machine. The device includes visual marking device for marking the liquid fill level in the receptacle, a device for emitting a signal towards the receptacle, a device for receiving an i... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090120811 | APPARATUS FOR STORAGE AND LIBERATION OF COMPRESSED HYDROGEN GAS IN MICROCYLINDRICAL ARRAYS AND SYSTEM FOR FILLING THE MICROCYLINDRICAL ARRAYS An apparatus for storage and liberation of compressed hydrogen or other gases is provided. The apparatus includes a housing defining a chamber that includes a cartridge comprising an array of hollow microcylinders defining cavities for storage compressed gas. Each micro... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090107580 | Electronic Refueling and Vent Control System with Integrated Control A modification to the vent control system of a fluid tank is provided. More particularly, an electronically controlled vent control system used in connection with a fuel tank is provided. The vent control system disclosed is operable to automatically sense the beginning... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090090431 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING CONCENTRATED MATERIALS A dispensing source container suitable for containing and dispensing fluid concentrate has an opening suitable for receiving a closure. The source container includes a fluid-tight vessel configured to hold fluid concentrate, and a pump connectable to the opening of the ... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090025824 | FUEL FILLING AND WASTE SOLUTION RECOVERY APPARATUS AND FUEL VESSEL Recovery of dehydrogenation product must be done separately from supply of hydrogen fuel. However, there is a problem that it takes much time when dehydrogenation product recovery and fuel filling are done separately. A fuel filling/waste solution recovery apparatus inc... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090025821 | NITROGEN TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD The present disclosure provides a nitrogen tire inflation and deflation system and associated usage methods. In one exemplary embodiment, the system includes a dispenser and a nitrogen storage device along with an associated usage method. In another exemplary embodiment... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090000689 | TANK-LOCKING DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LIQUID SUPPLY AND METHOD USING THE SAME A system for managing liquid supply suitable for a process equipment with a liquid tank is disclosed. The system includes a host, a data-reading tool, a system controller and a tank-locking device. The host stores a built-in liquid database. The data-reading tool used f... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080302439 | Filling Level Measurement Device and Filling Level Measurement and Monitoring Method A method for measuring a fill level (7) of a fill substance (1) in a container (3) and for monitoring at least one predetermined fill level (LMIN, LMAX), using a fill level measuring device (5) working according to the t... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080223482 | Safety Device to Prevent Overfilling The invention relates to a device for preventing overfilling of a plurality of fuel tanks (8) at a gasoline station, in the event that fuel tanks are filled simultaneously by multi-chamber tank vehicles (7). The fuel tanks (8) are equipped with fill... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080190514 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID DISPENSERS An automatic liquid dispenser is disclosed wherein a liquid adjustor is disposed to prevent liquid from splashing outside of a receptacle, thereby saving the automatic liquid dispenser from being polluted with splashed liquid.... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080128049 | AUTOMATIC VENTING OF REFILLABLE BULK LIQUID CANISTERS Methods, systems and apparatus for automatically maintaining a pressure differential for the continuous delivery of a liquid to semiconductor manufacturing equipment. A refillable bulk liquid delivery system includes a plurality of canisters residing along a liquid flow... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080105331 | AUTOMATIC LIQUID DISPENSER AND AUTOMATIC LIQUID DISPENSING METHOD An automatic liquid dispenser and automatic liquid dispensing method are disclosed capable of transmitting ultrasonic to an upper surface of a receptacle, and receiving the ultrasonic reflected from the upper surface of the receptacle to detect a receptacle height, wher... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080083475 | Beverage Fill Level Detection and Indication Beverage fill detection apparatuses may take the form of a coaster, where opaque beverage containers are placed on top, and a fill level for the beverage container is indicated. The apparatus includes a pressure sensor which determines the pressure associated with the b... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080078467 | OVERFILL PROTECTION DEVICE WITH A GAUGE FOR INDICATING THE AMOUNT OF GAS REMAINING IN A GAS TANK An overfill protection device which includes a first tubular member, a cylindrical piston slidably fitted within the first tubular member, a spring arranged within the first tubular member, a first and second O-rings fitted in the first and second neck portions of the p... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080060717 | Determining Clutch Fill Volume In An Automatic Transmission A method of determining a fill volume of a clutch of an automatic transmission. A clutch fill sequence is observed from measurement of fluid pressure applied to the clutch, wherein the sequence may include a initial rise, a plateau, and a final rise. A fill end time may... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080023100 | Method and apparatus for filling a plurality of air breathing tanks used by firemen and scuba divers A source of compressed air, such as one or more air compressors and/or one or more tanks of compressed air, is used to sequentially fill a plurality of compressed air storage cylinders. A plurality of pressure-sensitive, one way check valves cause the storage cylinders ... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20070227619 | Beverage supply device An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device in which a setting operation for each beverage is simplified and in which supply of a wrong beverage can be avoided in advance, the beverage supply device executes a beverage supply operation of d... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070199615 | Vessel stopper with a pressure indicator Disclosed are systems and methods for preserving wine in a vessel. The system comprises a stopper adapted for engaging and airtight sealing the mouth of the vessel; the stopper comprises a valve assembly operable to draw and maintain a pressure differential within the v... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070181210 | Modular cryogenic liquid storage systems Piping skid for a cryogenic liquid customer station comprising a frame; a first pipe section mounted on the frame and having a first end, a second end, and a valve disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is adapted for flow communication... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070056653 | Method and device for measuring and displaying an engine oil filling level in a vehicle In a method and apparatus for measuring and displaying the engine oil filling level in a vehicle having a filling level switch or sensor, measured values of the switch or sensor, in the form of determined time components, are summed to determine a state duration of a pa... | 03/15/2007 |
